Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 19, 2020: Domenique Marie, founder of the first-ever Juneteenth celebration at Camp Humphreys, speaks to the nearly 1,000 people in attendance. The holiday — celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans — became an official federal holiday in 2021.

Read Matthew Keeler on the celebrations at Camp Humphreys here.

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